Is a plane required for prairie dog shooting ?

[Hammer1]

Nearly all the good prairie dog shooting places are a long ways from anywhere.

Seems like the drive to and from the prairie dog places are always a full long day away -- sometimes two.

One is tired by the end of the drive to the shooting places.

Flying by airline with guns and ammo is a pain in the...

So, is the only really practical way to shoot prairie dogs is to fly to your destination in a private plane ?

Fly the plane to Malta, Montana.  Someone would have left a full day or two earlier driving the 3/4 ton truck full of guns and ammo.  She'd be waiting at the airport with the guns and ammo.  Then head immediately to the prairie dog towns, get in a full day of shooting, maybe a second full day.  Then fly back to work while she'd drive leisurely back home with the guns and empty cartridge cases.  Would get in 50% more shooting than if taken the time for the shooter to drive.  The guns will always be clean when the shooter got home from work and the brass reloaded for the next prairie dog excursion.

Can one be an avid prairie dog shooter without a plane ?

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[Skunk]

Well, the plane idea works for me. Now, if I only had a plane and a pilot's license.

[Hammer1]

Should come with every new varmint rifle.

Might take a second look in the box.

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[Skunk]

But I'd still need the pilot's license. Could I get one at Wally World?

[Skunk]

Hammer,

You're just wasting your time on these trivial pursuits. Please go to the following thread and post some pictures of your reloading room and your target range that has shooting access from the reloading room.

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,157442.0.html

[hillbill]

i could probably build a plane easier than i could find a chik to drive to montana and bak and then clean guns and reload shells. does your support team have a sister?

[iiranger]

I was on one dirt road in Wyoming where I could have killed prairie dogs with a rubber band and paper clips. They sat by the side of the road and yipped at me as I drove by slowly. Plane would be a luxury, like a gun... but what the heck, it is called "recreation." As said, that "support team" got sisters? Do they own liquor stores? Do they have weak eyes... I haven't been that lucky... You have a happy new year...

[skb2706]

Nearly all the good prairie dog shooting places are a long ways from anywhere.

Seems like the drive to and from the prairie dog places are always a full long day away -- sometimes two.

One is tired by the end of the drive to the shooting places.

Flying by airline with guns and ammo is a pain in the...

So, is the only really practical way to shoot prairie dogs is to fly to your destination in a private plane ?

Fly the plane to Malta, Montana.  Someone would have left a full day or two earlier driving the 3/4 ton truck full of guns and ammo.  She'd be waiting at the airport with the guns and ammo.  Then head immediately to the prairie dog towns, get in a full day of shooting, maybe a second full day.  Then fly back to work while she'd drive leisurely back home with the guns and empty cartridge cases.  Would get in 50% more shooting than if taken the time for the shooter to drive.  The guns will always be clean when the shooter got home from work and the brass reloaded for the next prairie dog excursion.

Can one be an avid prairie dog shooter without a plane ?

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The short answer is yes. Only by being extremely lucky I am an avid shooter and can go nearly anytime. Its about 200 miles but an easy drive, all private land, have permission at every spot and get to stay at my sisters place whilst doing it. From there its only a couple miles in any direction, shoot as much as I like.

[Hammer1]

Its about 200 miles but an easy drive

Two hundred miles is an easy hop for a Piper Cub.  Land it on the edge of the prairie dog town.  Make a shooting rest to mount on the wing struts.

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[Hammer1]

As said, that "support team" got sisters? Do they own liquor stores? Do they have weak eyes...

Sisters ?  Yes.  But the sisters prefer reloading pistol ammo on the Dillons.  Not as good with rifle ammo. 

No liquor stores.  But they have credit cards with big available balances.  They're well known at all the local gun stores where they have open accounts.

Weak eyes ?  No.  The whole family can see quite well.  They are picky too.  They only go for cowboys with both teeth and hair.

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[Ladobe]

The short answer is yes. Only by being extremely lucky I am an avid shooter and can go nearly anytime. Its about 200 miles but an easy drive, all private land, have permission at every spot and get to stay at my sisters place whilst doing it. From there its only a couple miles in any direction, shoot as much as I like.

Another answer ... I have an easy 150 mile drive to shoot PD's, and about the same to hunt large populations of ground squirrels and jack rabbits (which is a lot more fun the the PD's BTW).   All spots are also on private land that I have total access to anytime I want it.   Was no problem on weekends back when I still worked, but I also made several longer hunts every year.   Being 'tired the last 4 years, that means I could go anytime I felt like it (dang health).   The predators come right into my yard, although I do have to drive a few miles outside of the city limits to shoot them.   No luck to it at all though - it's a matter of priorities.   I choose to live where the predator and varmint hunting is among the best in the country.

[Glanceblamm]

The short answer is yes. Only by being extremely lucky I am an avid shooter and can go nearly anytime. Its about 200 miles but an easy drive, all private land, have permission at every spot and get to stay at my sisters place whilst doing it. From there its only a couple miles in any direction, shoot as much as I like.

Another answer ... I have an easy 150 mile drive to shoot PD's, and about the same to hunt large populations of ground squirrels and jack rabbits (which is a lot more fun the the PD's BTW).   All spots are also on private land that I have total access to anytime I want it.   Was no problem on weekends back when I still worked, but I also made several longer hunts every year.   Being 'tired the last 4 years, that means I could go anytime I felt like it (dang health).   The predators come right into my yard, although I do have to drive a few miles outside of the city limits to shoot them.   No luck to it at all though - it's a matter of priorities.   I choose to live where the predator and varmint hunting is among the best in the country.

Lucky You Ladobe, Although I do agree that (it's a matter of prioritys) in your case. If I were to go for the P-dogs, a 600 mile one way trip would be mandatory. I do have access to the large population of ground squirrels and use my WMR for this.
We used to have large populations of the groundhogs around here but it is not like it used to be.